This was a presentation that I did with Claire Seldon at the iDesignX conference (online).
Tag: Engagement
Active and informed members of the community?
This is a short piece I wrote for ACEL’s Resources in Action publication. COVID and Citizenship Education At a time when schools across the country are trying to deal with the challenges of the COVID19 pandemic, it might seem strange to be emphasising the importance of young people developing the skills, knowledges, and attitudes required…
Sensationalised, unfounded policy will have little influence on educational outcomes
Educational policy has, and will continue to have, a role to play in both state and federal elections for the foreseeable future. This is an article I wrote for EducationHQ
Presentation to the IEUA
This is a presentation that I made to the IEUA about Digital Astro-turfing
Presentation on Global Citizenship
This was a 10 minute introduction to Global Citizenship I put together for students enrolled in the MEG Global Ambassador program.
If only politicians focused on the school issues that matter. This election is a chance to get them to do that
The political attention education issues are getting in the lead-up to the federal election may be an opportunity to demand politicians focus on issues that matter to schools and their communities. This is an article in The Conversation that I wrote.
The potentials and pitfalls of the ‘metaverse’ for education
These are the slides that I used for a short presentation about ‘the metaverse’ and more broadly the value of AR and XR in educational settings. I wasn’t entirely satisfied with my presentation – I don’t think I communicated the three points as well as I would have liked. Perhaps I was also a bit…
The contemporary role of learning designers (recording)
This is a recording of my presentation (see previous post).
The Contemporary Role of Learning Designers
This is a brief presentation that I made for the ASCILITE Learning Design SIG
An ‘experience generator’: Extended Reality’s growing potential in classrooms
This is an excerpt from an article I wrote about VR in schools. Few educational trends stimulate the immediate excitement of Extended Reality (XR). People recall movies like The Matrix, where there is an entire world that exists virtually, or Minority Report, where there are futuristic, gesture-based screens and user interfaces. Yet, despite the promise of Hollywood,…